Over the past two weeks, it has become quite apparent that Penn State's new coaching staff is giving opportunities to players who performed well during bye-week practices.
Also obvious is that those players are making a difference when on the field.
After a breakout game in the win over Purdue, running back Cam Wallace followed that with a long touchdown run at Washington. Cornerback Ibn McDaniels grabbed his first career interception on Saturday along with a key tackle.
Earning the trust of the coaching staff, something coach Matt Campbell talked about in August and repeated Tuesday, can be done and rewarded.
"From day one that I got here, the whole thing we're trying to build in our football program is the value of trust," Campbell said. "Now, it's really hard to find trust anywhere in our world, let alone college football. And if you can build that value system, and again, trust has got to go player to player to coach, coach to coach, coach to player. It's the one thing that I'm proud of this team so far.
"We will see if we've got the courage and the perseverance to keep doing that. Can you keep getting better every week? Can you play your best football at the end of the season?...